Bloodwort \Blood"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A plant, Rumex sanguineus, or bloody-veined dock. The name
is applied also to bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis), and
to an extensive order of plants (H[ae]modorace[ae]), the
roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter
useful in dyeing.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Bloodwort \Blood"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A plant, Rumex sanguineus, or bloody-veined dock. The name
is applied also to bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis), and
to an extensive order of plants (H[ae]modorace[ae]), the
roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter
useful in dyeing.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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